The History and Philosophy of Astronomy Lecture 4: Antiquity. Presentation

Volker Bromm. University of Texas at Austin. Astronomy and Cosmology in Antiquity. Great Thinkers of Antiquity. Pythagoras: A Universe governed by Numbers. Music of the Spheres. The Pythagorean Model of the Universe (5th cent. BC). Ancient Two-sphere-universe. The Epicurean Universe. Atomist Origins. Infinite Space. The Stoic Universe. Plenum vs Vacuum. Aristarchus of Samos. How do we know that Earth moves? Stellar Parallax. Dominance and Persistence of Mainstream Model

Volker Bromm. University of Texas at Austin. Astronomy and Cosmology in Antiquity. Great Thinkers of Antiquity. Pythagoras: A Universe governed by Numbers. Music of the Spheres. The Pythagorean Model of the Universe (5th cent. BC). Ancient Two-sphere-universe. The Epicurean Universe. Atomist Origins. Infinite Space. The Stoic Universe. Plenum vs Vacuum. Aristarchus of Samos. How do we know that Earth moves? Stellar Parallax. Dominance and Persistence of Mainstream Model